In Reply to: taxi driver - can anyone relate to this? posted by jiku on Thursday, 22. September 2005 at 19:55 Bali Time:
Sweetheart - you tell him bluntly (with as many 4 letter words as you believe appropriate if that's what it takes) that he takes you to wherever - NOW or you'll pay him stuff-all!!
You are paying for a service - you're not part of the (non-existant) Indonesian Social Service network!!!
In Truth - most Balinese are after money - and most of them provide good services for a fair price to obtain it!
You need to accept that you really are just customers to them - not best buddies! Behave accordingly! Politely assertive (rudely in extreme cases ) if necessary!!